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are they eating and drinking? i just visited with a lady that raises quail and she said the first 2-3 days she uses the feed in the bottom as her litter to get them to eat...after this she cleans it out and places feed in a regular feeder... she says warmth and getting them started eating are the major problems, she had takes the large plastic totes and cuts the lid in half...she takes the small cage wire and attaches it to the half lid she saves...she can open and close this easily to feed and take care of them....she places a 75 watt bulb, in a metal holder, like you use in a brooder and sits this on top of the wired end, she then takes a towel and covers the lamp and wired cover...and leaves a 2 inch are pulled back just slightly for air circulatiom...she says;;;;;; THAT THE 75 watt will not get hot....again i have not tried this....so check this out and make sure it does not get hot...she says draft, not keeping warm enough, and eating are necessary right away after being hatched...i use to know a man that raised quail and he also said they must be kept warm and tight during the first week...i am going to try my luck in the spring....even though you have them inside you probably need a something like this lady's that has a top and towels or something else to prevent them from chilling. again she emphasized keeping towels only warm, not hot to prevent fire.
